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Sabrang India
Allahabad HC Quashes NSA Detention Due to MHA’s Delay in Deciding Detenue’s Representation
08 Sep 2021
The accused was detained in September 2020 for an allegedly provocative Facebook post and has been in detention ever since.
The Leaflet
Manipur HC Suspends NSA Detention Order Against Journalist Kishorchandra Wangkhemcha
23 Jul 2021
A division bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice KM Nobil Singh also directed the release of Wangkhemcha by 5 pm today.
The Leaflet
SC Sends Notice to Manipur Govt on Activist Erendro Leichombam’s Plea Seeking Compensation for Illegal NSA Detention
20 Jul 2021
The Supreme Court Tuesday issued notice to the Manipur Government in a petition filed by activist Erendro Leichombam seeking compensation and fixing of accountability for the “frivolous” invocation…
Newsclick Report
Despite Bail, National Security Act Slapped on Manipur Journalist, Activist for FB Posts
20 May 2021
The duo had written Facebook posts extending their condolences on the state BJP President’s death while noting that cow dung and cow urine could not cure Covid-19.
Shivansh Saxena
How Preventive Detention Laws in Assam, UP, and Haryana Work
16 Apr 2021
The harsh provisions of central laws are often used for preventive detention in Assam, Uttar Pradesh, and Haryana.
Newsclick Report
Allahabad HC Flags Abuse of NSA in UP, Cow Slaughter Cases Figure at Top: Report
06 Apr 2021
The police and court records show strikingly identical reasons and circumstances cited to invoke the NSA against persons from the minority community for alleged cow slaughter.
The Leaflet
UP Govt Releases Dr Kafeel After Allahabad High Court Declares Detention Under NSA “Bad in Law”
02 Sep 2020
The bench observed that a complete reading of the speech given by Dr. Kafeel at Aligarh Muslim University on which the detention was based prima facie did not disclose any effort to promote hatred or…
Abdul Alim Jafri
Kafeel Khan’s Speech Doesn’t Show Any Bid to Promote Hatred or Violence: Allahabad HC
01 Sep 2020
My husband was punished for a crime he did not commit, says Shabista, the incarcerated doctor’s wife.
The Leaflet
Allahabad HC Calls for Original Records of Dr Kafeel Khan’s NSA Detention
24 Aug 2020
The court was hearing a habeas corpus petition filed by the mother of Dr. Khan, seeking the release of her son.
Abdul Alim Jafri
Uttar Pradesh: Son Alleges that Father was Booked Under NSA Without Evidence
26 Feb 2020
On Monday, three persons were booked under the National Security Act in connection with protests against the CAA and NRC in Varanasi on December 20, 2019.